Former King Crimson member Trey Gunn has partnered with Gabriel Riccio to create a set of full-band transcriptions of the band’s 1995 release THRAK. They do a good job not only of transferring those recorded performances into written form (working…
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The latest release from Messrs Sills & Smith, their sixth, tackles a broad spectrum of topics encompassing issues of a world weary, often personalised and intimate nature, so you might anticipate Maps ~ Burned Or Lost to be a long…
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Soul Enema was formed in Israel in 2001, releasing their first demo EP in 2003. Seven years later they followed it up with the release of their debut album, Thin Ice Crawling, which was well received well by critics and…
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“Dobbeltgjenger” – it’s fairly obvious what it means, don’t you think? I’ve had it confirmed by a Norwegian friend, too. Google Translate disagrees, but then the overused and frequently rather poor and often unintentionally comical online translator will turn any…
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There’s a certain aspect of life which goes something like this: You walk up a long steep hill and when you get to the top, you see a magnificent view, a firework is lit – it burns with expectation and…
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When Bad Elephant Music signs a new act one can never quite predict what the band will sound like, though the label seldom disappoints. Described by the label as an “art-rock quintet”, it is fair to say that in Tonochrome…
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Life wasn’t good under the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Among the many things that were banned were jokes, conducting an orchestra and Beatles moptops. Western music was derided as imperialist and decadent, and a threat to the Soviet…
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The flow of great music coming out of Norway continues with this excellent debut release from Pixie Ninja, who hail from Rognan in the north of the country. OK, let’s deal with the name first; it is a strange but…
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It’s been eight long years since the more folky Dancing To The Devil’s Beat was released, but to use the parlance of the terraces, The Ferryman’s Curse is a return to form, at least for fans of the more symphonic…
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For me, this self-titled release turned out to be one of the most enjoyable releases of 2017! With scarcely a mention anywhere, it arrived without a fanfare of hyperbolic furore, on the contrary, happenstance played a major part in this…
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